Full Time Geriatrician Needed for an Academic Residency Program - Baptist Health

Baptist Health Medical Center- North Little Rock (BHMC- NLR) is seeking a Geriatrician to join the Baptist
Health-UAMS Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residencies, part of the Baptist Health-University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (BH-UAMS) educational consortium teaching programs. This is a full-time
academic geriatrician clinician and faculty teacher position. The Geriatrics program portion of the Internal
Medicine residency program has developed rapidly growing outpatient, memory center, Long-term Care and
House Calls programs. This is a wonderful opportunity for either a seasoned or newly graduated IM or FM
Geriatrician who loves clinical care, teaching and has an interest in leadership, program development and
scholarship. The successful candidate will be joining a geriatrics-committed, dynamic residency physician
faculty group.   
Only 10 minutes from the heart of the Little Rock business district and University medical school, this
position involves providing clinical care to a medically complex, vulnerable aging patient population and the
teaching of residents on the beautiful community-based, tertiary-care BHMC-NLR campus. The
clinical/teaching venues of this position are housed in a new on-campus Baptist Health Graduate Medical
Education/clinical specialties building and off-campus in two nearby Long-term care facilities. Our
innovative, team-based, collaborative, and accomplished faculty are excited about refining and further
developing our geriatrics' service lines of clinical care with a teaching mission. Opportunities available for
physician candidates also include leadership positions, e.g., facility medical director and participation in
scholarship, e.g., research, QI with Lean Six Sigma certification, and didactic teaching.  Protected time is
allotted to achieve these goals.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  
MD or DO Board Certified/ Board Eligible Geriatrician. 
Primary Specialty in either Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. 
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in Arkansas. 
Good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs. 

COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED:  
Baptist Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including:  
Competitive Base Salary 
Paid Malpractice Insurance w/prescription, vision, and dental plans available.
CME Expense Coverage and Personal Time Off (PTO).
Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability Insurance. 
Retirement Income Accounts including 403(b) and 457 (b) options.